Pollination syndromes, recurring suites of floral traits appearing in connection with specific
functional pollinator groups, have served for decades to organise floral diversity under a …

Floral colours represent a highly diverse communication signal mainly involved in flower
visitors' attraction and guidance, but also flower discrimination, filtering non‐pollinators and …

Premise of research. Analyses of the evolution of floral morphology and symmetry broaden
our understanding of the drivers of angiosperm diversification. Integrated within a flower …

Conducting a literature review of the past 31 years, we here present an update of pollinator
observations in Melastomataceae following Renner's seminal work of 1989. The number of …

Floral structures, such as stamen appendages, play crucial roles in pollinator attraction,
pollen release dynamics and, ultimately, the reproductive success of plants. The pollen …

This chapter summarizes the taxonomic history, phylogeny, and biogeographic relationships
of the Lavoisiereae together with a descriptive characterization emphasizing morphological …

The tropical Melastomataceae are characterized by poricidal anthers which constitute a
floral filter selecting for buzz‐pollinating bees. Stamens are often dimorphic, sometimes with …

Floral scents attract pollinators to plant rewards; in nectarless flowers, pollen grains are the
only reward. Thus, pollen not only fertilizes ovules, but also feeds pollinators. This dilemma …

Heteranthery, the presence of distinct stamen types within a flower, is commonly explained
as functional adaptation to alleviate the “pollen dilemma,” defined as the dual and conflicting …

Melastomataceae stand out for their great variability of stamen traits. Most species in the
family rely on pollen as the sole reward for pollinators and adaptations associated with this …